The compensatory damages provided for in the preceding article shall not be due:
1. where the termination of the contract results from the gross misconduct of the commercial
agent; or
2. where the termination of the contract has been initiated by the agent, unless such termination
is justified by circumstances attributable to the principal or is due to the age, disability or
illness of the commercial agent or, more generally, to circumstances beyond the agent’s control
as a result of which the continuation of his activity can no longer be reasonably expected; or
3. when, by an agreement with the principal, the commercial agent assigns to a third party the
rights and obligations which he holds by virtue of the agency contract.
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In force from 17 April 1997
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